One sent to hospital after Tuesday morning crash

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. - The Elkhart County Sheriff's Office reports that on Tuesday morning around 7:30 a.m., they responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of CR 18 and CR 35.

Authorities' investigation shows a Jeep Wrangler was traveling east on CR 18 at the intersection of CR 35 while a Ford Fusion was traveling south on CR 35 at the intersection.

The Wrangler had a stop sign while the Fusion didn't.

Deputies say the Wrangler came to a stop at the stop sign and continued into the intersection, failing to yield to the Fusion.

The Fusion’s front end then struck the Wrangler's driver’s side.

The driver of the Fusion, a 57-year-old Middlebury woman, was transported to Goshen General Hospital with complaints of leg and chest pain. Her injuries were non-life-threatening.

The driver of the Wrangler, an 18-year-old Goshen man, was cited for failing to yield the right-of-way causing bodily injury.

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